[imc-tech-solidarity] URGENT: computers shipment

[Forrest English]

It would be great to see those computers used at all at this point
because of their increasing age.  

I would also be more than willing to help put together a second and more
modern bunch of machines to be sent to Brazil.  As long as all possible
paperwork is in hand, and funding secured and approved of by all
parties, before work begins.

On Tue, 2004-01-27 at 15:10, mic wrote:
> hola, una version en espanol va a venir desde pablo, pronto
> 
> hi all-
> 
> When we started this project a year ago,  we were able to get newer
> computers and we were able to store the computers for free in California.
> 
> Brazil IMC was able to get free lawyer services and get free shipment
> of the computers overland in Brazil.  And we had co-ordinated for the
> shipment of the computers to many other regions.
> 
> Now these computers are older.  Much newer computers are being processed
> for shipment elsewhere by other groups.
> 
> Now we have to pay $220/month to store these computers in the US, so we
> have already spent thousands storing the computers here.
> 
> The lawyers in Brazil are still putting alot of work into the paperwork
> that is required to recieve the computers.  Once the paperwork is
> completed, they will have sent a precendent that can be followed in the
> future, because this has never been done before in Brazil.
> 
> Once this paperwork is completed, we think that an overseas shipment to
> Brazil and overland shipment to the other countries should take place.
> 
> however, at this time, we do not think it makes sense to continue to
> pay for storage and wait for computers that are getting older and
> older.
> 
> If they continue to get older, we will not be able to ship them anywhere
> (because they will no longer be useful) and it will cost thousands of
> dollars to recycle them properly in the US.
> 
> But the ACCRC is interested in including their shipment of 50 computers
> with our shipment of 240 computers to the guatamalan government.
> 
> The paperwork is done, and the ACCRC has until thursdays to let the
> government in Guatamala know what size of shipping container to order.
> 
> we propose that this shipment of 240 computers go to Guatamala.
> 
> We also propose that, after the paperwork is completed by the Brazialian
> lawyers, that a shipment to Brazil will be the highest priority shipment
> out of the imc-solidarity project.
> 
> please respond before thursday, if you think that we should not move
> forward in this direction.
> 
> in solidarity,
> mic in oakland, california
> and
> pablo in brazil
> 
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